Tag: Hellboy
Fables & Fairy Tales
by morgan on Jun.09, 2009, under Brandon Sanderson
I’d love to read more fantasy that draws inspiration from classic folk legends and myths: Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Aesop’s Fables and Arabian Nights.
Del Toro has done this as well as anyone with his Hellboy and Pan’s Labyrinth movies.
The graphic novel that reconnects with those old legends, that any fantasy fan is likely to love, is Fables by Bill Willingham. He features Little Red Riding Hood and Snow White to tell brilliant stories.
So what do you think, does execution trump originality, or are you willing to forgive poor execution if the ideas are fresh and exotic enough?
In defense of Elves
by morgan on Jun.08, 2009, under Brandon Sanderson
Before we kill all the elves, let’s reflect. Here are 9 great stories featuring them. If you had to add a 10th story to this Top 10 list, what would you add?
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William Shakespeare
The King of Elfland’s Daughter, by Lord Dunsany
The Drizzt Do’Urden novels, by R. A. Salvatore
Elfstones of Shannara, by Terry Brooks
The Harry Potter novels, by J. K. Rowling
Lords and Ladies, by Terry Pratchett
Keeping It Real, by Justina Robson
Elvenbane, by Andre Norton & Mercedes Lackey
Hellboy II: The Golden Army, by Guillermo Del Toro
